The Government today extended by six months Recruitment Rules through “executive orders” for filling of specified critical posts by Administrative Departments with immediate effect.
The GAD vide an order on February 16 this year had allowed Administrative Departments to issue ‘Executive Orders’ for filling the gaps in existing Recruitment Rules or where there are no formal recruitment rules in place, for specified critical posts.
Besides, they were also allowed to act on such Executive Orders issued already as a “one-time exemption for a period of six months with the stipulation that during this period the Departments shall finalize/revise the recruitment rules as per the prescribed procedure.”
“Now therefore, in view of the above, in continuation of Government Order No. 635-JK(GAD) of 2024 dated 16-02-2024, sanction is hereby accorded to the extension in time period for notification of recruitment rules through “Executive Orders” by Administrative Departments for a further period of six months with immediate effect,” the order read. However, it said, the extension shall not be a perpetual alternative to the formulation and framing of regular recruitment rules. “Further, the Departments shall expedite the formulation/framing of recruitment rules in a time bound manner as no further extension in this regard shall be granted in future.” (Daily Excelsior)
